The Telangana State Special Protection Force adopted the Ameenpur lake system on 7th August, 2015 from the Collector, Medak District and has worked tirelessly to get it declared as a Biodiversity Heritage Site on 15th November, 2016 by the Government of Telangana. It is the first and only urban lake declared as a Biodiversity Heritage Site in the country.
On the occasion of World Wetlands Day, Ameenpur Utsav will be celebrated on the Tank Bund of Pedda Cheruvu, Ameenpur on February 2, 2019 .
Competitions in Painting, Essay writing, Quiz, Singing, Dancing and staging skits will be conducted.
All competitions will be on “Preservation of Wildlife and rejuvenation of Nature” for the children of Govt. and Private Schools and Colleges located in and around Ameenpur.
The Essay writing competition will be on the topic, “The driving need to rejuvenate forests and lakes as they are our life givers and their degradation means the end of existence of life on planet Earth”. It would be both in English and Telugu.
There will also be a medical camp for the students of the Government Junior College and Schools of Ameenpur Mandal. This camp will be focused on eye and medical checkups and will be conducted in association with Malla Reddy Hospital and the eye camp in association with the Lawrence & Mayo Opticals India Pvt.Ltd.
The members of Friends of Flora and Fauna (FOFF) and Hyderabad Birding Pals (HBP) will organize birding for the students with a display of the photographic equipment.
Protecting and caring for the biodiversity of the Ameenpur lake system poses several challenges. We are engaging all stakeholders and particularly the residents of the lake environs about how the water bodies have to be safeguarded from the ecological perspective.
P. Devidas, Additional Commandant, TSPF Academy, Mobile No. 9491390004 is the Nodal Officer for the conduct of the Event.
